Good People Translate into Good Leaders

I recently read an article in the latest issue of  Entrepreneur Magazine by Ray Silverstein entitled Good People Make Good Leaders. While it is a short article giving basic advice on what you should do to be a good leader, it is good advice.  I recommend reading the article, but the title does a nice job of summing it up. The article focuses on small business leaders, but I think it can be expanded to other aspects of life and to all people, young or old or anywhere in between.

The specific advice that really jumps out at me is 1. listen when others talk, 2. create an environment conducive to sharing and 3. give credit where credit is due.  Isn't this great advice for life? A small business owner should focus on these items (and the rest of the list) in order to become the type of respected leader he/she would like to be, but shouldn't everyone else too? Isn't this what we want from everyone we encounter?